questions being addressed

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Luke

How does one tell if there question is being addressed or not? Once I see my
post go into the third page of posts it says to me that I may or may not get
a response. It then makes me want to repost and I know you all would rather
we stay put on the same post.
Thanks
Luke


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A

Alan

If there is a reply, a '+' sign will appear to the left of your message,
Regards,
Alan.
 
H

Harlan Grove

Luke wrote...
How does one tell if there question is being addressed or not? Once I see my
post go into the third page of posts it says to me that I may or may not get
a response. It then makes me want to repost and I know you all would rather
we stay put on the same post.
Click to expand...

If you waste your time using Microsoft's newsgroup portal, you get what
you deserve.

Newsreaders always do a better job with newsgroups than web portals. If
you have access to outside NNTP servers, use Outlook Express to connect
to msnews.microsoft.com. Otherwise, use Google Groups, which sorts
threads by most recent activity. It's also easy to search for your own
posts using Google Groups search. And posting via Google doesn't
require #@$% Passport sign-in.

And, yes, remain in the same thread. Most of the people answering your
questions don't use the Microsoft newsgroup portal, so they have no
problem seeing your thread (if they want to). Create too many threads,
and you *REDUCE* the likelihood anyone will respond.

Also, have patience.
 
L

Luke

How can I tell if I have access to the NNTP servers? If not then where to get
access?
Not sure if I understand how Outlook comes into the picture but I'll do some
research.
Obviously I Know not any other avenue.
Thanks Harlan
Luke
 
D

Dave Peterson

Saved from a previous post:

If you have Outlook Express installed, try clicking on these links (or copy and
paste into MSIE).

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.excel.setup
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.excel.misc
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.excel.worksheet.functions
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.excel.newusers
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.excel.programming

(and a few more for MSWord)
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.docmanagement
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.word97vba
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.newusers
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.pagelayout
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.vba.addins
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.vba.beginners
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.vba.customization
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.vba.general
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.vba.userforms
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.word.word6-7macros

(You can always connect to more later)

Here are some links that explain it better:

Chip Pearson has some notes written by Leonard Meads at:
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/DirectConnect.htm

David McRitchie's notes at:
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/xlnews.htm
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/oe6.htm
http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/oe6nws01.htm

Tushar Mehta's notes at:
http://www.tushar-mehta.com/misc_tutorials/oe_ng/index.htm

And if you're looking for old posts:

Or you can use google to search for stuff you've posted (and find the replies,
too)

http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search
http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search?q=group:*Excel*&num=100

Ron de Bruin has an excel addin that you may like:
http://www.rondebruin.nl/Google.htm
 
L

Luke

Thanks Dave, I have Outlook & I wonder if I can use them both. I'll read the
links you provided.
Thanks
 
L

Luke Bailey

Well That's better. Just loaded Outlook Express and copied the link into the
serve and ba-bing there it is.
Not familiar with this but seems to be quicker.
I'll look over the other links.
Thanks again Dave
Luke
 
D

Dave Peterson

Outlook doesn't read newsgroups. But there's an icon on one of the toolbars (or
can be added to one of the toolbars) that points at newsgroups.

It starts up Outlook Express.

So yes, you can have both OE and Outlook running. You may not to set up your
email account in OE, though. Else you may have trouble know where your messages
are.
 
D

Dave Peterson

So yes, you can have both OE and Outlook running. You may not WANT to set up
your email account in OE, though. Else you may have trouble knowING where your
messages are.

(just some Dave to English translations)
 
L

Luke

Got it Dave, Thanks. Most of the emails are meticulous junk anyway. Din't
take much time to figure out your post. <GRIN>
Luke
 
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